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OCTOBER 3, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: EIGHT DEATH-ROW INMATES COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN ANAMBRA
Anambra state governor, Chief Willie Obiano has commuted eight death row inmates to life imprisonment and granted prerogative of mercy to others who are serving various jail terms.
- OCTOBER 3, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Duane Buck, Whose Death Sentence Was Tainted by Racial Bias, Is Resentenced to Life
USA - Texas. Duane Buck, Whose Death Sentence Was Tainted by Racial Bias, Is Resentenced to Life
OCTOBER 3, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: WOMAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING STEPDAUGHTER
A Dhaka court sentenced a woman to death for killing her six-year-old stepdaughter in the capital’s Jatrabari area in 2014.
- OCTOBER 3, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced David Ponce to death.
USA - California. A jury sentenced David Ponce to death.
- OCTOBER 2, 2017JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDANIAN COURT SENTENCE MAN TO DEATH
A Jordanian court has sentenced a man to death for killing two people and injuring others in a crime that took place in 2013 in Zarqa, central Jordan.
OCTOBER 1, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI ‘DRUG TRAFFICKER’ AMONG SIX BEHEADED
The Saudi Arabia government executed six people, including a Pakistani citizen, convicted of drug trafficking and homicide, the highest number of executions in a single day this year.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2017KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI EMIR SPARES 15 INDIANS DEATH PENALTY IN KIND MOVE: SUSHMA SWARAJ
Death sentence of 15 Indians, lodged in Kuwaiti jails, have been commuted to life imprisonment by the Emir of Kuwait, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTY
EX-CHIEF OF PETROVIETNAM SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
A court in Vietnam has sentenced the former head of state-owned oil-and-gas giant PetroVietnam to death after finding him guilty of embezzlement and abuse of power in a high-profile corruption case.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2017United NationsDEATH PENALTY
U.S. VOTES AGAINST U.N. BAN ON DEATH PENALTY FOR HOMOSEXUALITY
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: MILITARY TRIBUNAL SENTENCES TAKFIRI PREACHER TO DEATH FOR ATTACKS ON ARMY
Lebanon's Military Tribunal sentenced an extremist preacher to death for his role in fueling sectarian violence in the Arab country and organizing attacks against members of the army.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EXECUTION OF A PRISONER IN KERMAN
According to a report by ISNA and the deputy of Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office for Central Kerman Province, a prisoner who was charged with murder was hanged at Kerman prison.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SENATE APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
The Nigerian Senate approved death sentence for whoever engages in the act of kidnapping and a 30 years jail term for anybody that colludes with an abductor.